We got a Nintendo Classic a couple years ago, and suddenly my 8yo Aspen has become obsessed with it. The thing has all the NES games, and here are a few…
I have two daughters, ages 13 and 8, and wow… they are my world. It seems like on the daily I have a heartwarming moment with them. Here are 10 of my…
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It was Sunday night and my 13yo daughter, Norah wanted to watch a movie with me, and naturally it was anime. I’ve been watching a lot of anime recently…
My father went to jail for 180 days when I was 16. It was a mix of charges, from forging prescriptions to driving while intoxicated. When I got the…
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I moved in with my grandmother when I was 15. She was 78 years old, and things were pretty bad with my parents. My father was struggling with a nasty…
Over the years I’ve posted a number of short relatable and wholesome moments on Twitter about the relationship I have with my wife Mel. I thought for…
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I went back into therapy recently and a lot of what we’ve been discussing are my teenagers, which sounds worse than it is. Mostly I’m struggling with my…
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Mel dropped off Aspen off at my work for an hour so she could pick up our son from chess club. I work at a small medical school (yes, I have a real job…
Sunday nights we have a family meeting. We all gather around the table, just the five of us, and discuss the schedule for the week. We have a gospel…

February 2023

My youngest, Aspen, is in a primary group at church, and she offered to teach the class how to make her favorite meal, Dutch pancakes. Only there was…
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“As the father who really loves his kids, knowing that I’d eased her pain meant the world.” Norah had a wretched ear ache yesterday evening. Tylenol…
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I took Mel out to dinner for Valentine’s Day. We live in a pretty small town in Oregon. Only 15k people. With Valentine’s Day being on a school night…